Heliconius elevatus

Heliconius elevatus is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It was described by Nöldner in 1901. It is found in the Amazon Basin. The habitat consists of riparian forests.

Heliconius elevatus
Dorsal view
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Heliconius
Species:
H. elevatus
Binomial name
Heliconius elevatus
(Nöldner, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Heliconius elevatus f. griseoviridis Neustetter, 1938
  • Heliconia bari Oberthür, 1902
  • Heliconius melpomene thelxiope f. aquilina Neustetter, 1925
  • Heliconius elevatus f. nigromacula Neustetter, 1932
  • Heliconius elevatus f. nöldneri Neustetter, 1938

The larvae are gregarious and mostly feed on Passiflora species from the subgenus Granadilla. Full-grown larvae have a white body with black spots and an orange head. They reach a length of about 16 mm.[1]

Subspecies
  • Heliconius elevatus elevatus (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus bari Oberthür, 1902 (French Guiana)
  • Heliconius elevatus lapis Lamas, 1976 (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus perchlora Joicey & Kaye, 1917 (Bolivia)
  • Heliconius elevatus pseudocupidineus Neustetter, 1931 (Peru)
  • Heliconius elevatus roraima Turner, 1966 (Guyana)
  • Heliconius elevatus schmidt-mummi Takahashi, 1977 (Brazil)
  • Heliconius elevatus schmassmanni Joicey & Talbot, 1925 (Brazil: Mato Grosso, Rondônia)
  • Heliconius elevatus sonjae Neukirchen, 1997 (Brazil: Pará)
  • Heliconius elevatus taracuanus Bryk, 1953 (Brazil: Amazonas)
  • Heliconius elevatus tumatumari Kaye, 1906 (Guyana)
  • Heliconius elevatus willmotti Neukirchen, 1997 (Ecuador)
  • Heliconius elevatus zoelleri Neukirchen, 1990 (Venezuela)

References
  1. TOL


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